Have I screwed this up or is it still fixable?

[TessC]

I just poured my 3rd batch into the mold earlier this afternoon, and couldn't resist peeking at it a little bit ago. There's a crack developing right along the center of the top of the soap, doh. I did a search here to see what the consensus is on cracking soap, and after reading several posts about heat being the most likely culprit, I pulled the lid off of the mold and set up a fan in the kitchen.

It's warm here today, around 76F in the house, and the soap in question has coconut milk in it, so I'm thinking that I should have never put the lid on the mold to begin with. I'm fine with learning experiences, I'm just curious if there's a chance the crack will at least not get worse now that it's uncovered and has a fan on it.

This is what it looks like as of 10 minutes ago:

Thanks, you guys have been so incredibly helpful, and I appreciate all of the guidance!

 

[unmouton]

Mine get that too- I have no clue why. A more experienced soaper might be able to shed light on that.

Anyways, I just press the crack together with my fingers, and my soap finishes up crack-free! You probably want to put on some rubber gloves before you press the two sides of the crack back together. (I never do, but I don't want to be responsible for hurting your hands, so err on the side of caution!)

 

[cdwinsby]

I've had cracks and alien brains from overheating and the soap has been just fine. You did the right thing by taking off the lid to bring the heat down.

Looks like you got a nice full gel and caught it before too much damage was done.

Once you cut it, you'll know for sure if everything is fine.

Kathy Millers site shows a couple of examples of extreme overheating.

http://millersoap.com/botched.html

 

[starduster]

Beautiful

whoopy doo.
I just converted your 76 to our 23 c. We think thats mild